Storm Scents: It's True, You Can Smell Oncoming Summer Rain. When people say they can smell a storm coming, they're right. Weather patterns produce distinctive odors that sensitive noses sniff out. This year's peculiar weather patternsâsuch as drought in the Midwest and a super derecho of thunderstorms earlier this summerâare no exception.
With 9.7 million new cars and trucks sold in 2013, Germanyâs Volkswagen Group (that includes a host of brands, like Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini and Porsche in Canada) is well on its way to its goal of surpassing GM and Toyota as the worldâs largest automaker by 2018.
The muscle car era peaked in 1970, and leading the way to the summit was the SS 454 Chevelle. Chevroletâs 454-cid big-block, the largest displacement production Chevy V-8 ever, was new for 1970. That same year, GM first permitted engines larger than 400 cid in its intermediate-sized cars.